Up for walking that extra mile on your travels with just a perfect book in hand? A book about streets of London written in verse is that book!
A Londoner tells gripping stories about famous London streets in original elegantly illustrated poems. The book is unique and unprecedented-uncovering the secret history, facts, insights and observations, eloquently and neatly composed, and beautifully presented. It opens the eyes of locals, visitors, guides on some of the most distinguished capital's thoroughfares It references some of the best and worst names of London streets. It acts as a guide to curious, romantic and poetically inclined wanderers of the streets of London:
Baker Street
Bond Street
Carnaby Street
Denmark Street
Downing Street
Harley Street
Haymarket
Jermyn Street
Marylebone High Street
Mount Street
Oxford Street
Pall Mall
Park Lane
Picadilly
Saville Row
Shaftesbury Avenue
Strand
The Mall
Tottenham Court Road
Whitehall
Bishopsgate
Brick Lane
Cheapside
Fleet Street
Threadneedle Street
Cheyne Walk
Kensington High Street
King's Road
Portobello
Sloane Street
Camden High Street
Abbey Road
It fits nicely in the hand and makes a wonderful pocket size companion and gift to anyone interested in the Big Smoke-visitors, tourists, guides, city fans, culture and geography explorers, city trippers and family adventurers across all age groups. It is a must have for anyone wanting to impress their family and loved ones on what otherwise would have been a routine walk.
The book feels sincere and personal. It celebrates London's rich history and architecture, arts and culture. The tasteful imagery and rich vocabulary instills a sense of wonder and excitement, and adds a fresh perspective on UK capital's iconic streets.
Written to be enjoyed in myriad ways - read aloud or in quiet solitude, poem at a time or all in one go it gives the reader a vast foundation to study, build upon and explore the metropolis further. It will be read many times over, each time as if it was the first.
The pilgrimage to London through its pages is an enchanting and memorable journey in itself.
Following London Baby Seaside, London Baby Rides, London Baby Christmas, London Baby Sights, London Baby Markets, London Baby Birthday, London Baby Money, this London Baby Streets book is the 4th book in the London Baby Series.